It’s not dead yet

The spirit of the Internet isn't gone - merely retreated to the high-tide mark.

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Feb 22, 2002

The spirit being, of course, the idea that Internet surfers are much, much more than pocketbooks to be plumbed. More than commodities to be traded. More than passive recipients for the speakers’ opinions.

Google, for one, makes a firm, no-bullshit statement regarding the non-use of popup ads on its site. They also provide information about how Internet surfers can complain about intrusive popup ads.

I like that quite a lot…

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Notes from All Over

After the Dark/come we home: 04 Jan 2009
Poetic philosophy/fiction. (And it's snowing again, dammit.)
Last lazy days: 03 Jan 2009
This is the first 'vacation' I've had since I got too old for school.
All alone all alone all by myself: 02 Jan 2009
...and I feel fine. (Unapologetically mixing song lyrics since ten minutes ago)
Contentment in simple things: 01 Jan 2009
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Back when everything was pretty: 01 Jan 2009
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